City Police arrest 3 for operating without licenses

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 1:00 AM

By Kathy Bottorff

Officers with the Plymouth Police Department arrested three individuals for operating vehicles without driver’s licenses this weekend.

On Saturday, October 26^th at 1:10 in the morning, Officer Wallace received a License Plate Recognition notification that the registered owner of a vehicle had a suspended driver’s license.

The vehicle was located at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Pioneer Drive and a traffic stop was initiated. During the stop it was discovered that the driver, Eddy Hernandez-Raymundo of Fort Wayne, was operating the vehicle without a valid driver’s license. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Marshall County Jail and held on a $100 cash bond. Forty-eight minutes later he bonded out.

On Sunday morning, October 27th, at approximately 12:30 a.m., a traffic stop was conducted on U.S. 30 near Pioneer Drive after Corporal Schieber observed the vehicle driving at excessive speeds.

The driver was identified as Jesus Orona-Lares, 43, of Chicago. He was found to have never received a license and had a prior conviction. Orona-Lares was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail where he booked in for operator never licensed with a prior. He bonded out 22 minutes later.

Sunday morning, October 27th at approximately 6:15, Officer Fase conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an issue with the registration. After making contact with the driver, it was discovered that Eduardo Lara-Caballero, 19, of Bremen had never been issued a valid driver's license. He was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail on a charge of operator never licensed. His cash bond was paid about 2 hours later, and he was released on bond.

Readers are reminded that charging information supported by an affidavit of probable cause is a mere allegation that a crime has been committed and that there is only probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. They are presumed innocent throughout the proceedings and are entitled to be represented by counsel and entitled to a trial by jury at which the State is obligated to provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt before a judgment of guilt may be made.